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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: B (Part 1 – Beach, Amy)

Posted by: Juliette Appold

Have you ever noticed that there are many composers whose last names start with the letter B? Let’s choose one who has an anniversary. This year the music world celebrates Amy Beach’s 150th birthday. Amy Marcy Cheney Beach was born in Henniker, New Hampshire, on September 5, 1867. From her earliest childhood, she showed extraordinary …

Posted in: American Composers, Braille, Braille Music, Piano Music, Women in Music

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: A (Part 2 – Atkins, Charles)

Posted by: Juliette Appold

This blog is about filling the alphabet with names of American composers, and American composers and musicians who are visually impaired or blind. At this point the idea is to have two composers listed for each letter of the alphabet, knowing that some letters will have more options than others, or that for some letters …

Posted in: American Composers, Blind Musicians, Blues, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues (R&B)